Bulawayo Morning Mirror Extra - 19/6/2024 ZIMBABWE ACADEMY OF MUSIC Tel: 2260684 / 2267195 E-mail: music@gatorzw.co.uk N.B! TUESDAY 27 JUNE AT 6.30 P.M. NOAH Noah is a biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ari Handel. It tells the well-known story of Noah who is told by God to build an ark that can carry his family and a breeding pair of all animals since He has decided to wash away the sins of mankind through an apocalyptic flood. The script adds elements from the apocryphal Book of Enoch, which sparked some controversy. The film stars Russell Crowe as Noah, along with Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Anthony Hopkins. - Noah manages to blend the expected with the unexpected and does it with so much gusto and cinematic energy you won't want to divert your eyes from the screen. [Los Angeles Times] - A massively scaled undertaking, Noah is a bold re-telling with plenty of spectacle. [USA Today] - Aronofsky brings wild ambition and thrilling artistry to one of the Old Testament's best-known, most dramatic, least plausible stories... with Russell Crowe infusing the role of God's first seaman and zookeeper with all his surly majesty. [TIME Magazine] Admission: US$2.50 [free to Film Members] THURSDAY 4 JULY AT 6.30 P.M. SIDEWAYS Struggling writer and wine enthusiast Miles (Paul Giamatti) takes his engaged friend, Jack (Thomas Haden Church), on a trip to wine country for a last single-guy bonding experience. While Miles wants to relax and enjoy the wine, Jack is in search of a fling before his wedding. Soon Jack is sleeping with Stephanie (Sandra Oh), while her friend Maya (Virginia Madsen) connects with Miles. When Miles lets slip that Jack is getting married, both women are furious, sending the trip into disarray. - From its first minutes, maybe even from the credits, you know you are seeing something very special. [Detroit Free Press] - At the end of the movie we feel like seeing it again. [Chicago Sun-Times] - Both charming and sexy, uproariously funny and touchingly human. [Chicago Tribune] - The sweetest, funniest, most humane movie I've seen all year. [New York Magazine] Admission: US$2.50 [free to Film Members] FRIDAY 5 JULY AT 6.30 P.M. ROYAL BALLET TRIPLE BILL From The Royal Ballet's classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the company. Petipa's Raymonda Act III as revised by Rudolf Nureyev is Russian classical ballet summarized in one act, full of sparkle and precise technique, while Sir Frederick Ashton's Enigma Variations is quintessentially British in every way - from its score by Elgar and period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, to Ashton's signature style, the essence of British ballet. Concerto, Kenneth MacMillan's fusion of classical technique with a contemporary mind, completes a programme that shows the breadth of the company's heritage. - A sunlit and sparkling triple bill with a touch of autumnal warmth. [The Independent] - The Royal Ballet is at the top of its game in a new triple bill of MacMillan, Ashton and a pinch of Petipa [The Guardian] - The Royal Ballet honours its heritage with a varied triple bill that illustrates the range of its repertoire and gives both corps and soloists ample opportunities to shine. [Culture Whisper] Admission: US$2.50 [free to Red Carpet Members] THEREAFTER Thursdays 11, 18, 25 July Broadchurch 3 Friday 12 July The King and I Tuesday 16 July Emma Price (cello), Jeanette Micklem (piano) Friday 19 July From the Proms: music by Beethoven, Nielsen, Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov Friday 26 July Verdi: La Traviata Saturday 27 July Academy Student Concert Thursday 1 August Prometheus Friday 2 August Lusitania School presents 'Shrek' Saturday 3 August The Phoenix Choir: Those Good old Days Wednesday 6 August Chisipite School Choir and Bands - with Girls' College ++++